got going

phrase

past tense of get going
as in began
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) She'd procrastinated long enough and it was time to get going.

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Recent Examples of got going The Reagan bull market got going as inflation, finally, entered a persistent decline and Salomon Brothers market-whisperer economist Henry Kaufman declared that Treasury yields had peaked. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 French dreams of the yellow jersey never really got going, but Julian Alaphilippe did win two stages and the polka dot jersey, a precursor to his valiant and oh-so-close GC tilt the following year. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Another thing Rylo’s got going for him is his penchant for being laugh-out-loud funny. — Drew Millard, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026 Clark, in and out of the lineup because of a back injury all season, never got going and was an abysmal minus-16. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Starter Sam Aldegheri, who spent most of the first two months in the minors, got going back in the right direction after consecutive poor starts. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 June 2026

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“Got going.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20going. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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